VIS 2128: Spatial Analysis - Portfolio

JT Keller

10/12/2021

Maps of Boston

I am lucky that Boston - our most primary case study here at the GSD - is an inherently interesting subject for me, given that I’ve been living in the city longer than I’ve lived anywhere else in my adult life (6 years).

Interactive map of vacant homes in Cambridge by census block (including point layer of trees)

This interactive map demonstrates the following skills:

Isochrone map of travel time to Allston Village

This map has been cleaned up in Illustrator because it was included in my team’s midterm presentation.

It demonstrates the following skills:

Raster map of accessibility in Greater Boston

This map shows accessibility an accessibility score based on an continuous distance-decay function of the walking time to the nearest transit stop, decreasing exponentially with distance.

It demonstrates the following skills:

Georeferenced map of 1905 Reykjavik, Iceland

The overlayed polygons designate current buildings in the city, juxtaposed against the city’s development in 1905.

Spatial relationships maps

This map demonstrates the following skills:

And this one demonstrates the following: